American Cultures

Choose THREE groups that have different racial, cultural, national,
or ethnic backgrounds, one of which comes from your own background. Use
these groups to meet requirements 1, 2, and 3.

Do TWO of the following, choosing a different group for each:

Go to a festival, celebration, or other event identified with
one of the groups. Report on what you see and learn.

Go to a place of worship, school, or other institution
identified with one of the groups. Report on what you see and
learn.

Talk with a person from one of the groups about the heritage
and traditions of the group. Report on what you learn.

Learn a song, dance, poem, or story which is traditional to
one group, and teach it to a group of your friends.

Go to a library or museum to see a program or exhibit
featuring one group's traditions. Report on what you see and
learn.

Imagine that one of the groups had always lived alone in a city or
country to which no other groups ever came. Tell what you think the
city or country might be like today. Now tell what you think it
might be like if the three groups you chose lived there at the same time.

Tell about some differences between the religions and social
customs of the three groups. Tell about some ideas, or ways of doing
things that are similar in the three groups.

Tell about a contribution made to our country by three different
people each from a different racial, ethnic, or religious background.

Give a talk to your Scout unit or class at school on how people from
different groups have gotten along together. Lead a discussion
on what can be done to help various groups understand one
another better.

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